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A living community of regenerative hospitality companies
Tourism extracts.
Regeneration restores.
Since 2019, we've built a bridge between conscious travelers and the hotels quietly rewriting hospitality — places restoring ecosystems, uplifting communities, and proving tourism can give more than it takes.
What began as a mission has grown into a living association and marketplace — hotels, advisors, DMCs, and tour operators woven into one shared vision: leaving the world more alive than we found it.
Regenerative Impact
Every property actively restores ecosystems, supports rewilding, and reduces environmental footprint.
Community First
Tourism revenue flows directly to local communities through ownership, employment, and cultural preservation.
Carbon Conscious
From solar-powered lodges to electric safari vehicles, our partners pioneer low-impact luxury travel.
Our History
Sandra Kahn and David Leventhal began developing Playa Viva, inspired by Bill Reed’s regenerative development philosophy. They embraced a holistic approach and formulated a set of core regenerative principles to guide every decision.
David meets Amanda Ho, founder of a travel magazine and creative agency devoted to telling stories of sustainable hospitality and climate change. They connected deeply over a shared belief in the growing desire for values-driven travel.
Amanda and David partner to create Regenerative Travel, a collection of independent hotels with a mission to connect travelers with environmentally and socially impactful experiences around the world.
In the midst of a global pandemic, Regenerative Travel launched its collection of regenerative resorts and released its first white paper, Regenerative Travel Principles for Hospitality, as its community grew to more than 85,000 readers.
Regenerative Travel held its first Summit online, bringing the global industry together while travel stood still. RT also launched the Regenerative Travel Impact Awards to celebrate the people, places and initiatives leading the regenerative movement.
Regenerative Travel gathered its members in person at Craveiral Farmhouse in Portugal and held its first in-person Summit during Climate Week NYC at NeueHouse. During COP27 in November, RT hosted its first Regenerative Retreat at a member hotel in South Sinai.
Regenerative Travel evolved into a marketplace and association, opening a Members Portal for hotels, travel advisors and changemakers. Amanda completed filming in Malaysia, Egypt, Kenya and Tanzania for the Learning Series case studies, and in December hosted the first Regenerative Retreat in Botswana with African Bush Camps.
Amanda and O’Shannon Burns launched the Learning Series, welcoming its first cohort in October and connecting participants into a growing movement of regenerative leaders. The Impact Awards expanded to 13 categories, celebrating pioneers across the global travel industry.
Regenerative Travel co-hosted a regenerative tourism session at ITB Berlin and joined global conversations from Paris to New York. In 2025, we hosted our first Gastronomic Residency in Portugal. RT hosted its first Global Virtual Symposium, published Issue 02 of the Regenerative Travel Magazine, Spirit of Place, and brought members together through regional peer groups spanning Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean.
Amanda launched her book, Regenerative Tourism and Hospitality, at ITB Berlin. Regenerative Travel hosted its first NYC Salon, its first Asia Symposium at Mandai Rainforest Resort by Banyan Tree in Singapore, and the Living Systems Residency at Song Saa, the first regenerative residency convened entirely by women.
What We Do
We foster inclusivity and empower regenerative change makers to collectively make a profound impact.
Weaving the industry toward regeneration
Since 2019, Regenerative Travel has been building what the industry didn't have: a home for the hotels, advisors, and operators choosing a different path. What started as a bridge between conscious travelers and impactful hotels has become a living association and marketplace — and the connective tissue of a quiet revolution in hospitality.
Amplifying Regenerative Hotels™
Our member hotels were founded by people who refused the extractive model — restoring ecosystems, lifting communities, and proving hospitality can heal what it once depleted. Our work is to make sure the world finds them. Through editorial, marketing, and a curated marketplace, we give these properties the visibility their work deserves.
Empowering Agencies of Change
Our Agency of Change program is built for advisors who sell with intention — the ones whose clients ask for more than a beautiful room. We equip them with the properties, content, and community to lead the conversation, and we deepen the partnership through membership benefits that strengthen their place in the network.
Catalyzing the shift
Regeneration doesn't happen in isolation. We convene the people rewriting the industry — hotels, advisors, DMCs, tour operators, and the travelers who choose them — into a single ecosystem with a shared standard. Our role is to hold the weave, surface what works, and accelerate what comes next.
Awards & Recognition
Global Vision Awards
Recognized as a Winner for actively developing sustainable and responsible travel initiatives, focusing on protecting global communities and environments.
World Changing Ideas
Honorable Mention in On The Rise (0–4 Years In Business) — recognized for incredible impact as a company under four years old.
Future of Travel Awards
"Places to Stay" Winner — recognizing hotels, companies, and collectives leading with sustainable and responsible hospitality.
Bright Ideas In Travel
Winner — recognized as one of 56 players, places, and bold new concepts moving the industry into the future with fresh, creative thinking.
Our Leadership
Amanda Ho
Co-Founder & CEOAmanda is a Chinese American, New York-based brand strategist, travel expert, community builder and change-maker committed to help the travel, tourism and hospitality sector become a force for regeneration and healing. A visionary leader in the travel industry, she advocates for regenerative tourism practices that prioritize environmental stewardship, cultural preservation, and meaningful connections.
Before co-founding Regenerative Travel, Amanda was the founder of a multi-media lifestyle publication where she honed her craft as a storyteller & producer for luxury hospitality, real estate and lifestyle brands with a passion for sustainability.
Our Executive Board
David Leventhal
Co-Founder of Regenerative Travel and Operating Manager at Playa VivaCo-founder of Playa Viva, a regenerative resort on Mexico's Pacific Coast. Dedicated to sustainable hospitality, David integrates conservation, community engagement, and permaculture into the resort's operations, fostering positive environmental and social impact through purposeful travel experiences.
Beks Ndlovu
Founder of African Bush CampsFounder of African Bush Camps, a pioneering safari company blending luxury with sustainability across Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Botswana. A professional guide turned entrepreneur, Beks champions community empowerment and wildlife conservation, creating authentic safari experiences that benefit both people and the environment.